The Eighth Phase – February 18, 2008 Elections & Onwards
The elections held on February 18, 2008 will always be remembered in the history of Pakistan as a major turning point. Held in the shadows of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto’s martyrdom, the events which followed also proved historical. Dr. Fehmida Mirza, a third-time winner from a rural general constituency in Sindh’s remote Badin district was elected with an overwhelming two-third majority as the first Woman Speaker of the House, not only in Pakistan but in the entire Muslim World. Along-with her, as many as 15 other women were elected from the General seats.
Women Members Elected on General Seats in the National Assembly of Pakistan in 2008
| Sr. No. | Name | Constituency |
| 1 | Ms. Sumaira Malik (PML) | NA-69 Khushab-I |
| 2 | Ms. Raheela Baluch (PPP-P) | NA-78 Faisalabad-IV |
| 3 | Mst. Ghulam Bibi Bharwana (PML) | NA-87 Jhang-II |
| 4 | Ms. Saima Akhtar Bharwana (Ind) | NA-90 Jhang-V |
| 5 | Ms. Farkhanda Amjad (PML) | NA-92 T.T.Singh-I |
| 6 | Ms. Saira Afzal Tarar (PML-N) | NA-102 Hafizabad-I |
| 7 | Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan (PPP-P) | NA-113 Sialkot-II |
| 8 | Ms. Sumaira Yasir Rasheed (PML-N) | NA-115 Narowal-I |
| 9 | Ms. Samina Khalid Ghurki (PPP-P) | NA-130 Lahore-XIII |
| 10 | Begum Tehmina Daultana (PML-N) | NA-169 Vehari-III |
| 11 | Ms. Hina Rabbani Khar (PML-Q) | NA-177 Muzafargarh-II |
| 12 | Ms. Faryal Talpur (PPP-P) | NA-207 Larkana-IV |
| 13 | Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho (PPP-P) | NA-213 Nawabshah-I |
| 14 | Mrs. Shamshad Sattar Bachani (PPP-P) | NA-223 Hyderabad-VI |
| 15 | Dr. Fehmida Mirza (PPP-P) | NA-225 Badin-II |
| 16 | Ms. Khushbakht Shujaat (MQM) | Na-250 Karachi-XII |
Source: Library of National Assembly of Pakistan Records
The women returning on reserved seats were:
Women Members Elected on Reserved Seats in the National Assembly of Pakistan 2002-2007
| Sr. No. | Name | Constituency |
| 1 | Begum Ishrat Ashraf (PML-N) | Punjab |
| 2 | Ms. Maimoona Hashmi (PML-N) | Punjab |
| 3 | Ms. Qudsia Arshad (PML-N) | Punjab |
| 4 | Ms. Tahira Aurangzaib (PML-N) | Punjab |
| 5 | Ms. Nuzhat Sadiq (PML-N) | Punjab |
| 6 | Ms. Nighat Parveen Mir (PML-N) | Punjab |
| 7 | Ms. Khalida Mansoor (PML-N) | Punjab |
| 8 | Ms. Shahnaz Saleem (PML-N) | Punjab |
| 9 | Ms. Parveen Masood Bhatti (PML-N) | Punjab |
| 10 | Ms. Sabeen Rizvi (PML-N) | Punjab |
| 11 | Ms. Shireen Arshad Khan (PML-N) | Punjab |
| 12 | Ms. Surriya Asghar (PML-N) | Punjab |
| 13 | Ms. Tasneem Siddiqui (PML-N) | Punjab |
| 14 | Ms. Nisar Tanveer (PML-N) | Punjab |
| 15 | Ms. Shaheen Ishfaq (PML-N) | Punjab |
| 16 | Ms. Anusha Rahman Khan (PML-N) | Punjab |
| 17 | Ms. Beelum Hasnain (PPP-P) | Punjab |
| 18 | Ms. Shakeela Khanum Rashid (PPP-P) | Punjab |
| 19 | Ms. Fauzia Habib (PPP-P) | Punjab |
| 20 | Ms. Mehreen Anwar Raja (PPP-P) | Punjab |
| 21 | Ms. Yasmeen Rehman (PPP-P) | Punjab |
| 22 | Ms. Rukhsana Bangash (PPP-P) | Punjab |
| 23 | Ms. Naseem Chaudhary (PPP-P) | Punjab |
| 24 | Ms. Palwasha Khan (PPP-P) | Punjab |
| 25 | Ms. Farzana Raja (PPP-P) | Punjab |
| 26 | Justice (R) Fakharunnisa Khokhar (PPP-P) | Punjab |
| 27 | Ms. Samina Mushtaq Pagganwala (PPP-P) | Punjab |
| 28 | Ms. Shahnaz Wazir Ali (PPP-P) | Punjab |
| 29 | Ms. Kashmala Tariq (PML) | Punjab |
| 30 | Dr. Attiya Inayatullah (PML) | Punjab |
| 31 | Ms. Bushra Rehaman (PML) | Punjab |
| 32 | Begum Shahnaz Shaikh (PML) | Punjab |
| 33 | Ms. Nosheen Saeed (PML) | Punjab |
| 34 | Ms. Marvi Memon (PML) | Punjab |
| 35 | Dr. Donya Aziz (PML) | Punjab |
| 36 | Ms. Fiza Junejo (PML) | Sindh |
| 37 | Ms. Shery Rehman (PPP-P) | Sindh |